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Time Travel (Poem by Mark Borne)

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Sometimes I wish I could time travel,
And correct the mistakes of my past.
I wish I could make the clock reverse,
And bring back what once was mine,
And save the endless memories that
Were sacrificed to nothing at all.
But who are we if we do not learn?

Our mistakes show us ourselves,
And our mistakes reveal the truth.
Acing a test shows you what you know,
But failing it shows you what to learn.
And besides, the past is set in stone.
It's a forever unchanging fact that
We must learn to accept, so we may grow.
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  1. Taco Empress Kyra2/03/2020 09:54:00 AM

    Yay! Another poem I can't figure out

    "Acing a test shows you what you know,
    But failing it shows you what to learn"--I'm loving this so much. I want to hang it up next to my bed!

    I love the message, though. It's one I strongly believe.

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    1. NexusFox2/03/2020 09:57:00 AM

      I'd be worried if you could xD

      Thanks! The message is kinda...twisted, concealed, and double-layered, but simultaneously it does hold enough truth that it hurts :P

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    2. Taco Empress Kyra2/03/2020 10:27:00 AM

      lol, okay...

      I bet it has a lot of layers. One thing that I love is that I can find what the poem means to me. Sometimes, poems are so specific to the author, the readers cannot connect, but I certainly can with this one!

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    3. NexusFox2/03/2020 10:30:00 AM

      Your catch-phrase today is "lol, okay..." xD

      That's great! :D I try to write poems my readers can connect to. It's fun doing that. The problem, however, is that by the time I finish scrubbing white-out all over my intentions/meanings in my poems, they usually become distant and disconnected :/

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    4. Taco Empress Kyra2/03/2020 11:23:00 AM

      lol, okay... XD

      a catch 22 :P

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    5. NexusFox2/03/2020 11:24:00 AM

      Lol, okay...

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    6. Taco Empress Kyra2/03/2020 11:28:00 AM

      lol, okay...

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  2. Lucy2/03/2020 12:36:00 PM

    Oh, wow. An amazing piece. This is very insightful, emotional, and poignant. I love the first few lines the most as well. The meaning is great, since who wouldn't want to correct their past? To avoid mistakes?

    But, you're right. We cannot grow if we cannot learn from these mistakes. The past is in the past for a reason, and to grow, to change, acceptance is important to understand.

    Well done on this poem. The meaning is relatable and holds much truth--a painful truth--on how we must move on from what we can. Excellent, excellent work.

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    1. Nova Rade2/03/2020 01:27:00 PM

      Thank you :D

      And yeah, that's kinda the general meaning. There is a more personal secondary meaning, but since you don't know me in person, I doubt you could figure that one out

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